Tag: DHL

DHL UAE makes senior level sales appointment

Posted by | Oct 12, 2004 | |

DHL UAE, the Emirates’ leading air express provider, has appointed Mark Adrian Parsons as National Sales Manager.

In the UAE, he will provide strategic direction to the team, evaluate sales tools and formulate mid to long term plans to achieve targets. He will be responsible for managing different sales channels, proper allocation of sales resources, and achievement of sales revenue to deliver target levels of market share and profit.

“The strength of our sales team in the UAE has ensured DHL’s leadership position in the market. Mark’s appointment will further enhance the team ready for them to take up more sales management challenges,” said David Wild, General Manager, DHL UAE.

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Remaking FedEx’s Market

Posted by | Oct 11, 2004 | |

The numbers from the world’s largest express operator suggest the company and its market are undergoing dramatic change. Demand for international airfreight is strong but the slowing U.S. domestic business reflects shippers’ increasing preference for time-definite ground services.
Fedex reported record results in the quarter ended Aug. 31 even as domestic express business remained stagnant and rival DHL reported it would lose more than expected in the United States as it ramps up its operations there.
FedEx chalked up a 23 percent increase in revenue in the last quarter to reach $6.98 billion. Its operating profit surged from $200 million in the period a year ago to $579 million, while the operating margin went up from 3.5 percent to 8.3 percent.
The bottom line was that net profit more than doubled, to $330 million.

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DHL US builds network and predicts losses of USD600m

Posted by | Oct 11, 2004 | |

Going after the U.S. express market is proving more expensive than DHL had anticipated.

The company’s parent Deutsche Post World Net says it no longer projects a profit in North America before 2006 and instead could lose around USD600 million this year and USD370 million next year as it bulks up to challenge FedEx and UPS.

DHL is spending USD1.2 billion on building infrastructure in the United States, including a network of regional ground hubs it is rolling out this fall. DHL says it remains focused on the long term market potential, not the losses in the short term.

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Deutsche Post Global Mail to become DHL Global Mail

Posted by | Oct 8, 2004 | |

Deutsche Post, the German postal service operator, is planning to change the name of its international business with the delivery of letters. Until now, this area of the company’s business has operated under the name ‘Deutsche Post Global Mail’; in future, however, this will change to ‘DHL Global Mail’. The reason for the company’s decision is that the DHL brand is very well-known in international business, while an increasing number of competitors are using the word ‘Post’ in their brand name. Deutsche Post does not expect to be able to protect the word ‘Post’ as a brand.

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DHL makes US push, takes on rivals FedEx, UPS

Posted by | Oct 6, 2004 | |

DHL’s yellow and red delivery trucks are on the road as its USD1.2 billion investment in the United States gets rolling, but investors waiting for the company to make a dent in the businesses of its two major U.S. rivals may need to be patient.

DHL, the U.S. express and logistics business of Germany’s Deutsche Post AG, plans to have a U.S. ground network equal or better to its rivals FedEx and United Parcel Service by the end of 2005.

“We’ve decided to accelerate efforts and hit the ground harder, faster, sooner,” Richard Metzler, DHL America’s executive of vice president of marketing, said in an interview.

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